A Message of Thanks
Mary Cadogan and family would like to thank Fr Joe, friends and parishioners for their prayers and condolences on the death of Dorothy Macbeth.

Garden open for the British Red Cross
Chris and Frankie Lane are opening their garden in aid of the British Red Cross on Saturday and Sunday 7th and 8th July from 2.00pm to 6.00pm. Both the front and back gardens have won silver medals in the Fareham in Bloom competition in recent years. Home-made cakes and tea/coffee will be served and plants will be on sale. The garden is at 50 Hill Park Road, Fareham. An entrance fee of £1.50 is charged and accompanied children are free.

Welcome
A warm welcome to all visitors to Fareham and Portchester and welcome, also, to those who are newcomers to our parish. If you have recently moved to this area, please fill in one of our “Are you new” forms to be found at the entrance to the church and return this to the parish office. Alternatively complete our online form.

Fun Weekend
On 21st July, Patricia Gray, the Town Centre manager, has organised a Fun Weekend and the Churches Together in Fareham Chaplaincy Team have agreed to take part from 11.00am to 3.00pm. This will include face painting, building a prayer tree and a lucky dip. Unfortunately, the Team cannot run this event on their own and would like to hear from anyone who has free time to support them with this. Help is needed with face painting and setting up and taking down equipment. If you are able to help in any way, please ring Anne on 01329 286676.

Fatima Pilgrimages
Regular pilgrimages take place from May to October. For further information, please contact Fr John Doran, St John’s Convent, Kiln Green, Reading, Berks. RG10 9XP, telephone 0118 940 6766.

House Group
The House Group will meet on Wednesday 4th July (7.45pm for 8.00pm), at 101 The Avenue, Fareham. All are welcome. For more information ring 01329 847533.

Park Place Garden Party
The Friends of Park Place are holding a summer garden party to be held on Sunday 15th July 2007 at Park Place Pastoral Centre from 3.00pm until 5.30pm. Tickets are £5.00 for adults; 0.50p for children including afternoon tea. All proceeds will go towards Franciscan Projects in India providing medicines and medical care to rural communities in Rajistan and caring for disturbed and handicapped children in Mhow. Tickets and further information from Park Place Pastoral Centre – 01329 833043.

THE UNION

Thought for the Week
Jesus’ invitation to “follow me” is not addressed only to those with a vocation to the priesthood and religious life. It is addressed to everyone. Our baptism begins our paschal journey with Jesus and initiates our response to follow Jesus “to Jerusalem.” We spend our whole lives working out what began at baptism: following Jesus through death into life.

Jesus invites us to follow him in the ordinary circumstances of our lives. This is where the going gets tough: not in the extraordinary, but in the ordinary things do we witness to our faithful following. Sometimes when we read the Scriptures we might be discouraged by the leadership of the prophets or early disciples. We always need extraordinary leaders to help us know where we are going in following Jesus. But the Church is mostly made up of ordinary people whose very faithfulness to the gospel is an extraordinary way to follow Jesus.
From Living Liturgy

Elsie Fleming RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Elsie Fleming (mother of Jean Everitt/Frost), who died recently. All are welcome at her funeral Mass which will take place on Friday 6th July at St Philip Howard Church at 10.15am.

Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Oaklands will be open to visitors on Wednesday 4th July from 11.30am to 1.00pm. All interested parents are invited to come along and see the school in action.

Annual Naval Mass
Mgr Paul Donovan RN, Principal Roman Catholic Royal Navy, will be the principal celebrant at this year’s Annual Naval Mass on 8th July at St John’s Cathedral, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth at 10.00am. All serving and retired Royal Navy parishioners are invited to attend what is always a moving and memorable service. It is an opportunity to connect with the wider Royal Navy Catholic community, and a chance to meet old colleagues.

Barnardo’s – giving children back their future
Sally-Ann Whitehouse has recently taken up the post of Development Worker for Hampshire Family Mentoring Partnership which provides support services to families, who have children aged seven and over, within the Gosport and Havant areas. They are seeking to recruit volunteer mentors who would provide regular support to parents/carers who are experiencing difficulties, in order to prevent family breakdown. Leaflets are available in the church porch and should you require further information, please contact Sally-Ann by telephone on 023 9282 5654 or by email

First Friday Days of Reflection
There will be no First Friday Days of Reflection in July and August. They will resume in September.

Lourdes Buffet Lunch
The next Lourdes Lunch will take place on Saturday 21st July 2007 at St Jude’s School Hall – 12.30pm. Tickets at £6.00 each, are on sale from this weekend and available from:

Anna Chandler – 01329 234436
Pauline Jackson – 01329 236275
Olive Jerram – 023 9238 8012

The lunch is in aid of the Parish Lourdes Fund, which assists young people to travel to Lourdes where they give their time to care and help the sick pilgrims during the Diocesan Pilgrimage – 26th August to 1st September.

If you are interested and would like further information, please speak to Fr Joe or to one of the above mentioned names.
Everyone is most welcome to the Lunch, especially newcomers to the Parish.

Wells for India
2007 marks the 20 year anniversary of the birth of Wells for India. At the end of august they will be holding a conference at Scargill House, Kettlewell, in the Yorkshire Dales and the writer and BBC correspondent, Sir Mark Tully will be a keynote speaker. The programme Manager in India, Om Prakash Sharma will also be there with his family. There are a few places left which will be reserved on a first come first served basis by contacting the office on 01962 848043. The cost is £115.00 per person to include accommodation and meals.

St Jude's RC Primary School
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13th Sunday of the Year 1st July 2007 The Year of St Luke

World Youth Day 2008
With just over a year to go to World Youth Day the excitement is starting to grow. Over 20 people from the Diocese have signed up to go to Melbourne and Sydney to meet with Pope Benedict and participate in World Youth Day. Due to the high demands for flights to Australia and for accommodation in Sydney, the final date for registration to attend is 13th July. If you would like to be part of the pilgrimage “down under” it is important that you contact David Hill, Adviser for Youth Ministry, who co-ordinating the trip, as soon as possible.

The itinerary will include spending time in Melbourne, experiencing Aussie Culture and sharing with the local Church. Key speakers have been lined up to speak about being a young Catholic today. Then you travel to Sydney for the World Youth Day celebrations. Events include an opening Mass at the Olympic Stadium, cultural festivals, music, catechesis, reconciliation and Eucharistic adoration as well as visiting key landmarks. The trip culminates with a vigil at Randwick Racecourse and Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict. It is expected that over half a million young adults will take part. The cost will be in the region of £1800.00 and there is hope that support can be given through fundraising and donations.

If you would like more information contact David Hill at the Department for Pastoral Formation, Park Place Pastoral Centre, Wickham, Hants. PO17 5HA or telephone 01329 835583. You may also email

Retreat Weekend led by Fr John Edwards SJ
Yvette Harrington is organising a retreat for the weekend of 31st August to 2nd September, led by Fr John Edwards, SJ, who led our mission last November. The retreat will be held at St Benedict’s Convent in Brighton (transport available) and the cost will be approximately £92.00 inclusive of all meals. Programme will include talks, Morning and Evening Prayer of the Church, Masses, a Reconciliation Service and time for private prayer. Yvette has been organising retreats for five years and the weekends are always blessed occasions. For more information, contact Yvette Harrington on 01329 832781 by 20th June at the latest. If you’ve never been on a retreat before, you will be especially welcome.

Catholic Singles
Single, separated, widowed or divorced? Catholic Singles helps practising Catholics meet other Catholics. It supports Catholic Parishes and Charities, provides a strictly confidential service, sends members a monthly bulletin called Catholic Networking and publicises social events free of charge. Only £10 annual membership plus an initial donation. Free information is available, with no obligation from: Catholic Singles, 1 Burlescombe Close, Altrincham. WA14 4UX – telephone 0161 941 3498 or email. There is a website: www.catholicsingles.org.uk

Syro-Malabar Church – Pastoral Letter
A Pastoral Letter from Varkey Cardinal Vithayathil, the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church will be available at all Masses next Sunday, 1st July. This has been issued to all members of the Syro-Malabar community on the occasion of the feast of St Thomas on the 3rd July, the Dukrana.

APF Annual Mission Mass
All APF Promoters, red-box holders, members and anyone interested in “Mission” are invited to celebrate the Annual Mission Mass which takes place on Wednesday 11th July at St John’s Cathedral, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth beginning at 7.30pm. After Mass there will be a 20 minute film depicting Catholic Social Services in Jinger Diocese, Uganda, helping to rehabilitate women and children victims of the civil war.

Finance
Offertory Collection - £1589.20
Peter’s Pence - £358.33

Forthcoming Collections
1st July – Day for Life
8th July – Apostleship of the Sea

Interested in Becoming a Catholic?
A series of meetings and talks takes place each year for those interested in becoming a member of our Church. If you would like to know more, please fill in the form and return it to Father Joe, or complete the online form